Babuganj Upazila

Babuganj (বাবুগঞ্জ) is an administrative unit of Barisal District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.

Geography
Babuganj is located at 22.8319°N, 90.3222°W. It has a total area of 164.88 km2.

Demographics
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Babuganj Upazila had 31,663 households and a population of 140,361. 29,468 (20.99%) were under 10 years of age. Babuganj had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 68.83%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1077 females per 1000 males. 9,847 (7.02%) lived in urban areas.

Points of interest
Durgasagar

Durgasagar, with an area of about 2,500 hectare, is the largest pond or dighi of southern Bangladesh. It is located at Madhabpasa village of Babuganj upazila, about 11 km away from Barisal town. Locally it is known as Madhabpasha Dighi. According to a desire of Rani Durgavati, mother of Raja Joynarayan, the dighi was dug in 1780 (1187 BS).

Educational institutions The faculty of animal science and veterinary medicine of Patuakhali Science and Technology University is situated at Khanpura, Babuganj.

Administration
Babuganj Upazila is divided into six union parishads: Chandpasha, Dehergati, Jahangir Nagar, Kedarpur, Madhabpasha, and Rahmatpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 81 mauzas and 90 villages.

Maps
Official Babugonj Upzilla Map

Notable people

 * Kirtinarayan Basu, 17th-century Raja of Chandradwip who converted to Islam
 * Abdul Wahab Khan, 3rd Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan
 * Sal Khan, founder of Khan Academy